The child buyer : a novel in the form of hearings before the Standing Committee on Education, Welfare, & Public Morality of a certain State Senate, investigating the conspiracy of Mr. Wissey Jones, with others, to purchase a male child
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Hersey, John, 1914-1993.
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PS3515.E7715 C45 1960
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LC Subjects
American fiction -- 20th century.
Conspiracies -- Fiction.
Education -- United States -- Fiction.
Novels.
Political fiction.
Satire, American.
Satirical literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
American fiction
Conspiracies
Education
Fiction
Novels
Satire, American
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Conspiracies -- Fiction
Conspiration -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
novels.
Roman américain -- 20e siècle.
Romans.
satire (artistic device)
Satires (Littérature)

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257 pages ; 22 cm
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English

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"Written in the form of a legislative hearing. A satire with overtones of horror on American public education, with special barbs for superintendents, school psychologists, doting teachers, PTA leaders, materialist parents, and ignorant legislators. An exposé of the corruptible ego in each man. This powerful indictment of the American educational system and the material values placed on intelligence in our society takes the form of a Senate hearing. The Senate investigation concerns the attempts of Wissey Jones to buy Barry Rudd, a precociously brilliant child. Through a series of medical procedures and the use of drugs, the child is transformed into an extremely efficient thinking machine. That the child's personality is of secondary importance compared to the benefits to be derived from this supercomputer is at the crux of the argument. Barry's parents and the local educational authorities are initially opposed but are slowly won over by Jones's appeals to their vanity."
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, J. (1960). The child buyer: a novel in the form of hearings before the Standing Committee on Education, Welfare, & Public Morality of a certain State Senate, investigating the conspiracy of Mr. Wissey Jones, with others, to purchase a male child ([First edition].). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, 1914-1993. 1960. The Child Buyer: A Novel in the Form of Hearings Before the Standing Committee On Education, Welfare, & Public Morality of a Certain State Senate, Investigating the Conspiracy of Mr. Wissey Jones, With Others, to Purchase a Male Child. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John, 1914-1993. The Child Buyer: A Novel in the Form of Hearings Before the Standing Committee On Education, Welfare, & Public Morality of a Certain State Senate, Investigating the Conspiracy of Mr. Wissey Jones, With Others, to Purchase a Male Child Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hersey, John. The Child Buyer: A Novel in the Form of Hearings Before the Standing Committee On Education, Welfare, & Public Morality of a Certain State Senate, Investigating the Conspiracy of Mr. Wissey Jones, With Others, to Purchase a Male Child [First edition]., Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.

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